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Financials
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Whistl Annual Report 2016
6 Operating profit/ (loss)
Operating profit/ (loss) is stated after charging/ (crediting):
2016
2015
£’000
£’000
Amortisation of intangible fixed assets
1,789
2,521
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
1,928
3,153
Impairment of intangible fixed assets
-
2,021
Impairment of tangible fixed assets
-
5,117
Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets
386
419
Impairment of trade debtors
70
198
Rebranding costs
-
684
Auditor’s remuneration
- as auditor
65
75
- other audit related services
7
-
Net loss / (gain) on foreign currency translation
106
(14)
Operating lease charges:
- Plant and machinery
4,979
3,752
- Other
3,682
3,580
Fees for audit related services for 2016 and 2015 were borne by a Group company and not recharged. There were no
non-audit related services in the year (2015: £nil).
7 Employee information
The average monthly number of staff (including executive directors) employed by the Group during the financial
year amounted to:
2016
2015
Number
Number
Sales, finance, management and administration
279
256
Operations
1,159
1,492
1,438
1,748
The aggregate payroll costs of the above were:
2016
2015
£’000
£’000
Wages and salaries
33,096
38,394
Social security costs
3,053
3,709
Other pension costs (note 22)
745
950
36,894
43,053
Notes to the consolidated financial statements for
the year ended 31 December 2016 (continued)